Michel Robidoux
{{Short description|Canadian musician (1943–2021)}}
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| birth_date = 10 July 1943
| birth_place = East Angus, Quebec, Canada
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| occupation = Musician
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Michel Robidoux (10 July 1943 – 31 October 2021) was a Canadian musician.{{cite news |last= |first= |date=1 November 2021|title=Michel Robidoux, grand contributeur à la chanson québécoise, est mort|trans-title= |url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1836182/mort-compositeur-michel-robidoux-charlebois-ferland-cohen|language=French|work=Radio-Canada|location= |access-date=1 November 2021}}
Biography
Michel was the son of fellow musicians {{ill|Fernand Robidoux|fr}} and Jeanne Couët. He learned to play multiple musical instruments and played at the show {{ill|L'Osstidcho|fr}} alongside Robert Charlebois, Yvon Deschamps, Louise Forestier, and Claudine Monfette. He also composed music on the Jean-Pierre Ferland album Jaune. He then arranged two songs on the Leonard Cohen album I'm Your Man. He was known for his contributions to the music on the children's television series Passe-Partout.
In March 2017, Robidoux released the album Robidoux Premier, which became a great success. It featured musicians such as Pierre Lapointe, Alex Nevsky, Bïa Krieger, Catherine Major, Ariane Moffatt, and Daniel Bélanger.{{cite web|url=https://michelrobidoux.bandcamp.com/album/robidoux-premier|title=Robidoux Premier|work=Bandcamp}}
Michel Robidoux died on 31 October 2021, at the age of 78.{{cite news |last=Labrèche|first=Louis-Philippe|date=1 November 2021|title=Michel Robidoux est décédé à l'âge de 78 ans|trans-title= |url=https://lecanalauditif.ca/actualites/michel-robidoux-est-decede-a-78-ans/|language=French|work=Le Canal Auditif|location= |access-date=1 November 2021}}
Distinctions
- Félix Award (1982–2003)
- Prix François-Cousineau of the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (2006)
References
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External links
- {{Discogs artist|Michel Robidoux}}
- {{IMDb name|0732126}}
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Category:20th-century Canadian male musicians
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